B.a.T.T.Y. - Page 30

Left-handed Badger · 10-01-2007, 12:20 AM

I might have to consider getting in when expansion hits. (I'd have to be either of my 2 fave teams-Blue Jays and Royals)

Note: I'd have to do better than the Royals GM/owners of the last 15 years.

legendsport · 10-01-2007, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

I might have to consider getting in when expansion hits. (I'd have to be either of my 2 fave teams-Blue Jays and Royals)

Note: I'd have to do better than the Royals GM/owners of the last 15 years.

We'd love to have you. There are two open teams right now: the Braves and Pirates. Since it'll take us almost seven more months to get to 1969 and the Royals, if you join now, you can switch over to KC when that expansion comes up.

That goes for anyone by the way - existing GMs will be given first crack at expansion teams if they want them - so if you're a fan of one of the expansion teams from 1961, 62, 69, or whenever, if you get in now, you can switch to your favorite when they join the league.

The Pirates just lost a one-game playoff for the NL pennant last season, so they're a good team. The Braves need some work, if you'd prefer more of a challenge.

legendsport · 10-01-2007, 07:05 AM

The Yankees quest for quality pitching continues as they used their top pick not on the no-brainer best player (that'd be Jimmy Sheckard who has incredible talents and was an 80 out of 80 on the scouting scale), but instead tapped lefty Billy Wagner with the first overall choice.

Sheckard went to the Yanks' rivals across the Harlem River in the Polo Grounds. Looks like the Giants have a franchise player to build around.

The third through fifth choices were all on outfielders: Fred Lynn to the third New York team (the one in Brooklyn), Abner Dalyrymple to the Braves and Raul Mondesi to the Tigers. All have the potential to be huge stars.

The White Sox also bucked the trend and tapped a pitcher from a class that was much more talent-laden on the hitting side. The Pale Hose took Case Patten to bolster a sagging staff.

My sleeper pick for the 1931 draft is first baseman Bill Buckner, a talented hitter who dropped all the way to Pittsburgh - 14th overall, but is probably a top ten talent.

Pitcher Rick Camp was this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" - the last player chosen in the draft.

Round 1:

New York (A) pick: P Billy Wagner
New York (N) pick: SS Jimmy Sheckard
Brooklyn pick: CF Fred Lynn
Boston (N) pick: LF Abner Dalrymple
Detroit pick: LF Raul Mondesi
Chicago (N) pick: 3B Johnny Hodapp
Cleveland pick: 3B Corey Koskie
Chicago (A) pick: P Case Patten
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Fred Sington
Boston (A) pick: LF Johnny Briggs
Washington pick: P Bernie Boland
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jake Miller
St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Carney Lansford
Pittsburgh pick: 1B Bill Buckner
Cincinnati pick: LF Billy Geer
St. Louis (A) pick: P Jim Britt

Round 2 :

New York (A) pick: CF Reid Nichols
New York (N) pick: 1B Jim Devlin
Brooklyn pick: C Peaches Graham
Boston (N) pick: CF Charlie Jones
Detroit pick: 3B Billy Sullivan
Chicago (N) pick: RF Don Pavletich
Cleveland pick: RF Rusty Kuntz
Chicago (A) pick: 1B Ron Jackson
Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Joe Gerhardt
Boston (A) pick: RF Ray Coleman
Washington pick: 1B Mike Kelley
Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Ivan DeJesus
St. Louis (N) pick: CF Dick Harley
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Earl Robinson
Cincinnati pick: SS Gene Mauch
St. Louis (A) pick: CF Gibby Brack

Round 3 :

New York (A) pick: LF Cuckoo Christensen
New York (N) pick: 2B Tim Shinnick
Brooklyn pick: LF John Christensen
Boston (N) pick: 3B Gene Alley
Detroit pick: SS Mario Guerrero
Chicago (N) pick: 3B Doc Casey
Cleveland pick: 3B Dasher Troy
Chicago (A) pick: 2B Jim Pankovits
Philadelphia (N) pick: C Sammy White
Boston (A) pick: SS Billy Hitchcock
Washington pick: CF Dick Whitman
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Zane Smith
St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Jose Oliva
Pittsburgh pick: CF Bill Sharp
Cincinnati pick: RF Curt Ford
St. Louis (A) pick: P Erv Brame

Round 4 :

New York (A) pick: P Ramon Hernandez
New York (N) pick: P Oscar Zamora
Brooklyn pick: C Mickey O'Neil
Boston (N) pick: P Earl Moore
Detroit pick: LF Bill Taylor
Chicago (N) pick: P Bill Fischer
Cleveland pick: C Mickey Grasso
Chicago (A) pick: 1B Kerby Farrell
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Marc Valdes
Boston (A) pick: C Don Werner
Washington pick: P Justin Speier
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jim Perry
St. Louis (N) pick: C Dixie Parsons
Pittsburgh pick: SS John Vukovich
Cincinnati pick: P Don Hood
St. Louis (A) pick: P Rick Camp

JasonBonham · 10-02-2007, 08:24 AM

As uslly happens in the american league the last few seasons the Tigers start off hot , only 2 games back of Chicago and Washington.

Leading Batty in BA is RF Big Sam Thompson hitting .418 , last season he finished with BA .356 and 26 HR's. Tied for the HR lead with Pujols is youngster LF Nanny Fernandez.

We also have John Smoltz with 8 wins tied with Wickman, but cross our fingers as usally happens the Tigers pitching doesnt hold up late in the season.

legendsport · 10-02-2007, 08:33 AM

Check out the standings, especially in the NL:

Code:

American Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Chicago (A)		24	16	.600	-	23-17	1	 	13-10	11-6	4-0	8-4	115	L3	4-6
Washington		24	16	.600	-	25-15	-1	 	8-10	16-6	0-1	2-6	115	W3	8-2
Detroit			22	18	.550	2.0	20-20	2	 	8-11	14-7	0-3	5-5	-	L1	4-6
Philadelphia (A)	21	19	.525	3.0	20-20	1	 	9-11	12-8	0-2	7-8	-	W1	6-4
St. Louis (A)		21	19	.525	3.0	26-14	-5	 	10-9	11-10	1-1	7-4	-	W3	5-5
Cleveland		18	22	.450	6.0	14-26	4	 	8-13	10-9	3-1	3-2	-	W1	6-4
Boston (A)		16	24	.400	8.0	18-22	-2	 	6-15	10-9	0-2	3-8	-	L1	4-6
New York (A)		14	26	.350	10.0	15-25	-1	 	7-12	7-14	2-0	6-4	-	L3	3-7
National Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Pittsburgh		27	13	.675	-	30-10	-3	 	15-5	12-8	1-0	3-5	113	L1	8-2
Boston (N)		25	15	.625	2.0	21-19	4	 	11-9	14-6	4-1	5-2	-	L1	3-7
Cincinnati		24	16	.600	3.0	21-19	3	 	10-12	14-4	2-0	8-1	-	W3	6-4
Chicago (N)		21	19	.525	6.0	21-19	0	 	10-10	11-9	2-2	8-7	-	W1	6-4
St. Louis (N)		19	21	.475	8.0	20-20	-1	 	7-12	12-9	1-2	4-6	-	W1	6-4
Philadelphia (N)	18	22	.450	9.0	20-20	-2	 	11-9	7-13	1-2	4-8	-	W2	5-5
Brooklyn		15	25	.375	12.0	15-25	0	 	5-13	10-12	1-3	4-6	-	L4	3-7
New York (N)		11	29	.275	16.0	11-29	0	 	6-15	5-14	1-3	7-8	-	L2	3-7

The two GM-less teams, the Braves & Pirates, are 1-2 in the National League standings.

AirForceOne · 10-03-2007, 05:56 AM

Of course look at where my Yankees are

JasonBonham · 10-03-2007, 09:06 AM

Tigers are in 1st !!!!! could this be in the 30 seasons of Batty the Tigers chance to visit the post season for the 2nd time? LOL

Left-handed Badger · 10-04-2007, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legendsport

We'd love to have you. There are two open teams right now: the Braves and Pirates. Since it'll take us almost seven more months to get to 1969 and the Royals, if you join now, you can switch over to KC when that expansion comes up.

That goes for anyone by the way - existing GMs will be given first crack at expansion teams if they want them - so if you're a fan of one of the expansion teams from 1961, 62, 69, or whenever, if you get in now, you can switch to your favorite when they join the league.

The Pirates just lost a one-game playoff for the NL pennant last season, so they're a good team. The Braves need some work, if you'd prefer more of a challenge.

Thanks, but I'd rather read more of the dynasty to get the feel of it before I even think of getting in.

JasonBonham · 10-04-2007, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonBonham

Tigers are in 1st !!!!! could this be in the 30 seasons of Batty the Tigers chance to visit the post season for the 2nd time? LOL

As expected the Tigers pitching goes capoot and we end up 77-77 , 8 games back. But Smoltz gets 26 wins. He is like 200-200 life time for me .. LOL

legendsport · 10-04-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonBonham

As expected the Tigers pitching goes capoot and we end up 77-77 , 8 games back. But Smoltz gets 26 wins. He is like 200-200 life time for me .. LOL

Smoltzie's career in BaTTY thus far:

Code:

 Career Pitching Stats
Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1920	15	15	11	4	0	1.93	135.0	117	37	29	3	32	54	14	4	1.10	.260	DET
1921	38	38	19	14	0	3.48	325.2	336	150	126	10	104	137	31	1	1.35	.296	DET
1922	41	41	14	21	0	3.61	336.2	335	166	135	20	88	119	29	3	1.26	.271	DET
1923	42	42	22	16	0	3.64	351.0	343	165	142	10	107	122	33	4	1.28	.273	DET
1924	42	42	21	17	0	3.57	358.1	373	165	142	14	102	143	31	3	1.33	.292	DET
1925	42	42	18	19	0	4.00	350.2	364	172	156	18	104	134	30	2	1.33	.287	DET
1926	41	41	15	17	0	4.36	344.2	371	182	167	12	108	139	25	1	1.39	.300	DET
1927	42	42	16	20	0	3.79	349.0	356	168	147	15	124	145	32	1	1.38	.289	DET
1928	42	42	11	25	0	5.73	330.0	396	231	210	20	116	127	27	2	1.55	.318	DET
1929	42	42	15	22	0	5.57	347.2	436	227	215	21	136	124	32	0	1.65	.329	DET
1930	29	29	15	13	0	4.70	237.2	273	135	124	17	87	103	23	1	1.51	.316	DET
1931	42	42	26	12	0	4.03	357.0	384	176	160	13	117	149	29	5	1.40	.302	DET
Total	458	458	203	200	0	4.13	3823.1	4084	1974	1753	173	1225	1496	336	27	1.39	.296

It's kinda cool that he ended up with the Tigers - his hometown team and the club that drafted him IRL before making that infamous Doyle Alexander trade (which worked very well for them in '87 when they made it but looks bad 20 years later).

legendsport · 10-04-2007, 09:04 AM

Well, it's interesting that the two CPU teams finished 1-2 in the NL. And for those who wonder - the teams are actually set as human controlled (so they don't get an "advantage" by being able to make changes mid-sim which the human GMs can't). I simply run the CPU manager on them before each sim.

In league trends, the Yankees continue to hit, but still can't pitch despite drafting pitchers at the top of the draft every year. The Bombers lived up to their nickname again - hitting 123 bombs this season, a lot more than any other club in either league (Pittsburgh's 67 led the NL and the Browns & Tigers both had 80 to tie for 2nd in the AL). Yankee first baseman Albert Pujols had 28 HRs, just one behind Hack Wilson for the league lead. Frank Chance was the only NL player to hit more than 20 and led the league with 21.

Pitching-wise, the league ERA was 4.74 in the AL but 4.12 in the NL. So does the National have better pitching? Yes... and no. Some of that effect is because the best hitters parks are in the AL (Baker Bowl notwithstanding). The Pirates had a 3.53 team ERA, best in either league, while the Yankees were at the bottom with a horrendous 5.71 mark. No team surrendered 100 homers, but the A's were really close (99). The Yankees' Don "Caveman" Robinson freaked out the sim (it can't handle more than 255 earned runs), allowing 262 earned runs and going 8-28. The sim's report of his stats: 8-28, 0.19 ERA (because the earned runs flipped back to 0 at 256). His actual ERA? 8.51

The final standings (it's Pirates vs Senators in the World Series):

Code:

American Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Washington		85	69	.552	-	90-64	-5 	40-37	45-32	3-6	16-23	*	W1	5-5
St. Louis (A)		84	70	.545	1.0	86-68	-2 	42-35	42-35	4-6	25-22	-	W6	9-1
Philadelphia (A)	83	71	.539	2.0	78-76	5 	38-39	45-32	7-7	31-26	-	W2	5-5
Boston (A)		80	74	.519	5.0	84-70	-4 	35-42	45-32	5-9	21-23	-	L2	8-2
Chicago (A)		79	75	.513	6.0	77-77	2 	35-42	44-33	9-3	22-21	-	L3	3-7
Detroit			77	77	.500	8.0	73-81	4 	40-37	37-40	6-10	22-23	-	L5	2-8
Cleveland		69	85	.448	16.0	68-86	1 	34-43	35-42	6-4	22-21	-	L1	4-6
New York (A)		59	95	.383	26.0	61-93	-2 	31-46	28-49	9-4	22-22	-	W2	4-6
National Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Pittsburgh		93	61	.604	-	99-55	-6 	47-30	46-31	5-6	22-23	*	W6	6-4
Boston (N)		86	68	.558	7.0	79-75	7 	43-34	43-34	12-8	29-18	-	L1	6-4
Cincinnati		82	72	.532	11.0	78-76	4 	37-40	45-32	7-3	23-16	-	W1	6-4
Chicago (N)		79	75	.513	14.0	73-81	6 	42-35	37-40	11-7	32-23	-	W1	4-6
St. Louis (N)		74	80	.481	19.0	79-75	-5 	34-43	40-37	6-7	18-33	-	W1	3-7
Brooklyn		72	82	.468	21.0	81-73	-9 	29-48	43-34	8-16	21-33	-	L1	5-5
New York (N)		66	88	.429	27.0	62-92	4 	31-46	35-42	6-7	30-22	-	L2	5-5
Philadelphia (N)	64	90	.416	29.0	64-90	0 	32-45	32-45	7-8	20-27	-	L1	5-5

Nuk · 10-04-2007, 04:23 PM

Well - the Cubs improved to above .500 this season - but appear to have been done in by the worst fielding percentage in the majors at .966 and a league leading 218 errors.

Chief offenders include Barney McCoskey at 1B - with 40 errors and a .976 average - to compare - the Cubs 2B Jack Glasscock had a .979 fielding %

John Dobbs - learning Left field - had a .878 fielding % in limited time - next year we're going to let him play with a glove.

AirForceOne · 10-04-2007, 09:31 PM

Yea Yea make fun of the Yanks will you can. I will figure this out somehow...lol

legendsport · 10-05-2007, 08:26 AM

The Senators took down the Pirates in six to win the 1931 BaTTY World Series.

The 1932 draft pool is an interesting bunch. It's hitter-heavy again, which won't help the Yankees (I'm not poking fun, I'd like to see the Bombers get some pitching and win some pennants). The top hitters include Darryl Strawberry and Nomar Garciaparra, but this draft is LOADED with hot corner prospects: Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura, Denny Lyons and Bill Mueller. There's also a top offensive catcher in Darrell Porter and a handful of top-notch outfielders in addition to Straw: Luis "Gonzo" Gonzalez and Pepper Martin to name a couple.

Pitching-wise it's a little thin. Bruce Sutter's in there and so is Jose Rijo. Hippo Vaughn and Lefty Williams (of Black Sox fame) complete the quartet of possible first-round quality arms. Past that it's a pretty bland group.

The Yankees pick first - according to the sim, they're weak at 2B, SS, LF and SP. There are obviously a #1-worthy SS (Nomar) and OF (Straw), but will the nod go to Sutter or Rijo instead? The Phils are second - and with a need at 3B (incumbent Billy Nash hit .228 in 1931), Edgar Martinez is almost a no-brainer for them (he's 8-8-5-8-8 in talent so who cares if his glove is less than, um, stellar). The Giants, Tribe and Dodgers round out the first five picks. The cpu-controlled Braves & Bucs are 15 & 16 respectively.

cec2 · 10-05-2007, 10:09 AM

Nothing I like better than stickin' it to the computer-run teams...

legendsport · 10-08-2007, 07:14 AM

A surprise at the top as the Yankees selected LF Luis Gonzalez with the first-overall pick, taking the 4-star Gonzo instead of such 5-star prospects as Edgar Martinez, Darryl Strawberry or Denny Lyons. The latter trio were the next three to go, with Lyons to the Phils at #2, Edgar to the Giants (he's going to love hitting in the Polo Grounds!) at #3 and Darryl to the Tribe at #4. The first pitcher taken was Jose Rijo to the Dodgers at #5.

The last "80" on the scouting scale to be chosen was Nomar Garciaparra who dropped all the way to #8 for the Cubs, a steal for them at that slot, although it's tough to argue with the selection of Bruce Sutter just ahead of him at #7 by the Tigers.

The Yankees may have gotten the steal of the draft by getting Pepper Martin with their 2nd round pick. Pepper can play 3B or OF and should fit in nicely in the high-octane New York offense. They still need pitching though

Darrell Porter, the best catcher in the crop slipped to #15, going to the Braves. 4.5 star catchers don't grow on trees, and Porter could be a huge pickup for Boston as they try to chase down their cpu-brethren, the 1931 NL Champion Pirates in 1932.

Round 1:

New York (A) pick: LF Luis Gonzalez
Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Denny Lyons
New York (N) pick: 3B Edgar Martinez
Cleveland pick: RF Darryl Strawberry
Brooklyn pick: P Jose Rijo
St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Bill Mueller
Detroit pick: P Bruce Sutter
Chicago (N) pick: SS Nomar Garciaparra
Chicago (A) pick: P De Wayne Buice
Boston (A) pick: P Hippo Vaughn
Cincinnati pick: 3B Robin Ventura
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams
St. Louis (A) pick: 1B Ed Cartwright
Washington pick: 1B Cecil Cooper
Boston (N) pick: C Darrell Porter
Pittsburgh pick: RF Ival Goodman

Round 2 :

New York (A) pick: RF Pepper Martin
Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Joe Start
New York (N) pick: 3B George Pinkney
Cleveland pick: C Mike Fitzgerald
Brooklyn pick: 2B Frank LaPorte
St. Louis (N) pick: 2B Frank Catalanotto
Detroit pick: LF Eric Byrnes
Chicago (N) pick: C Bill Hallman
Chicago (A) pick: C Kelly Stinnett
Boston (A) pick: LF R.J. Reynolds
Cincinnati pick: P Scott Erickson
Philadelphia (A) pick: 3B Sammy Hale
St. Louis (A) pick: 2B Fresco Thompson
Washington pick: 3B Possum Whitted
Boston (N) pick: SS Bud Harrelson
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Chuck Dressen

Round 3 :

New York (A) pick: 2B Jerry Remy
Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Mike Lamb
New York (N) pick: CF Rasty Wright
Cleveland pick: 1B Jack Bolling
Brooklyn pick: RF Wes Schulmerich
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Fred Manrique
Detroit pick: RF Frank Doljack
Chicago (N) pick: 3B Dale Berra
Chicago (A) pick: RF Grover Gilmore
Boston (A) pick: 2B Hack Simmons
Cincinnati pick: P Jose Jimenez
Philadelphia (A) pick: C Eddie Malone
St. Louis (A) pick: SS Alex Grammas
Washington pick: CF Charlie Gilbert
Boston (N) pick: P Bill Dailey
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Greg Pryor

Round 4 :

New York (A) pick: SS Frank Genins
Philadelphia (N) pick: 2B Al Glossop
New York (N) pick: C Bobby Ramos
Cleveland pick: P Jack Russell
Brooklyn pick: LF Jim Tyrone
St. Louis (N) pick: SS Steve Kiefer
Detroit pick: C Sam Agnew
Chicago (N) pick: P Sam Jones
Chicago (A) pick: 3B Jim Pyburn
Boston (A) pick: P Alex Ferguson
Cincinnati pick: P Ed Wells
Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Junior Noboa
St. Louis (A) pick: P Stan Baumgartner
Washington pick: P Buck Freeman
Boston (N) pick: P Bob Osborn
Pittsburgh pick: P Ed Sprague

legendsport · 10-09-2007, 09:06 AM

Do not adjust your monitors... the Yankees are indeed in first place after getting off to a fast start. With Gaylord Perry performing like an ace and the other starters not killing the team, perhaps this is the year for New York to make a run at its first pennant.

The standings thru May 31:

Code:

American Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.	Diff 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
New York (A)		24	16	.600	-	21-19	3	13-6	11-10	4-4	9-5	113	W1	8-2
St. Louis (A)		22	18	.550	2.0	23-17	-1	11-10	11-8	1-3	6-9	-	W2	6-4
Boston (A)		21	19	.525	3.0	22-18	-1 	9-10	12-9	2-1	6-5	-	L2	3-7
Washington		20	20	.500	4.0	22-18	-2 	6-12	14-8	2-2	5-8	-	L2	6-4
Chicago (A)		19	21	.475	5.0	20-20	-1 	11-10	8-11	1-0	6-2	-	L2	4-6
Philadelphia (A)	19	21	.475	5.0	17-23	2 	11-8	8-13	1-0	5-8	-	W2	5-5
Detroit			18	22	.450	6.0	19-21	-1 	8-12	10-10	0-1	4-6	-	L1	3-7
Cleveland		17	23	.425	7.0	16-24	1 	9-14	8-9	0-0	5-3	-	W2	5-5
National Standings
Team			W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.	Diff 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Brooklyn		30	10	.750	-	30-10	0 	16-5	14-5	2-1	2-5	109	W4	7-3
Cincinnati		24	16	.600	6.0	23-17	1 	13-9	11-7	4-0	7-3	-	L1	7-3
Boston (N)		20	20	.500	10.0	17-23	3 	10-10	10-10	1-1	3-4	-	W4	6-4
Philadelphia (N)	19	21	.475	11.0	19-21	0 	8-11	11-10	4-1	6-5	-	W1	4-6
Pittsburgh		19	21	.475	11.0	21-19	-2 	12-8	7-13	2-4	6-6	-	W1	4-6
Chicago (N)		18	22	.450	12.0	19-21	-1 	10-10	8-12	2-4	7-7	-	L1	7-3
St. Louis (N)		17	23	.425	13.0	17-23	0 	5-15	12-8	1-5	4-3	-	L2	3-7
New York (N)		13	27	.325	17.0	14-26	-1 	6-12	7-15	3-3	5-7	-	L4	2-8

SOME NOTES:
Mickey Mantle is starting - at long last - to show some real power. After an April that saw him hit just .250 with no homers, the Commerce Comet belted 10 in May, tying him with the Yankees' Albert Pujols for the AL lead, and is on pace for 39 for the season. The Athletics' centerfielder's career high is 28, and he hit only 15 last year.

Robin Yount continues to perform at a very high level despite being 38 years of age. The Cardinals' stalwart is already the career leader in hits with 3370 (Mantle is the active player closest to him and he has 2510), runs (1712) and RBIs (1724). This season, Yount is hitting .378 and is on pace for another 200-hit, 100-run, 100-RBI season.

JasonBonham · 10-09-2007, 09:22 AM

No worries the Yankee's lack of pitching will catch up with them

Nuk · 10-09-2007, 04:00 PM

With the fortunate pick of No-Mah with the 8th pick - the Cubs would like to put Vern Stephens on the block.

A 3.5 star SS, and at 30 with several more good years in him - Vern can help you win now. A step up if you're using, say Cesar Cedeno, or John McGraw as your shortstop.

If you want slightly younger - may I suggest 28-year old Willie Kamm - great batting eye and excellent OBP.

Pitching, prospects and outfielders pique my interest.

jeheinz72 · 10-09-2007, 04:04 PM

White Sox are interested in adding a C. I have two good SS's myself, the young Granny Hamner or Lou Bierbauer. Any prospects can go.

Good god, I need a pennant.

10-01-2007, 12:20 AM	#581
Left-handed Badger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 2,036	I might have to consider getting in when expansion hits. (I'd have to be either of my 2 fave teams-Blue Jays and Royals) Note: I'd have to do better than the Royals GM/owners of the last 15 years. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps

10-01-2007, 07:05 AM	#583
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	1931 Amateur Draft The Yankees quest for quality pitching continues as they used their top pick not on the no-brainer best player (that'd be Jimmy Sheckard who has incredible talents and was an 80 out of 80 on the scouting scale), but instead tapped lefty Billy Wagner with the first overall choice. Sheckard went to the Yanks' rivals across the Harlem River in the Polo Grounds. Looks like the Giants have a franchise player to build around. The third through fifth choices were all on outfielders: Fred Lynn to the third New York team (the one in Brooklyn), Abner Dalyrymple to the Braves and Raul Mondesi to the Tigers. All have the potential to be huge stars. The White Sox also bucked the trend and tapped a pitcher from a class that was much more talent-laden on the hitting side. The Pale Hose took Case Patten to bolster a sagging staff. My sleeper pick for the 1931 draft is first baseman Bill Buckner, a talented hitter who dropped all the way to Pittsburgh - 14th overall, but is probably a top ten talent. Pitcher Rick Camp was this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" - the last player chosen in the draft. Round 1: New York (A) pick: P Billy Wagner New York (N) pick: SS Jimmy Sheckard Brooklyn pick: CF Fred Lynn Boston (N) pick: LF Abner Dalrymple Detroit pick: LF Raul Mondesi Chicago (N) pick: 3B Johnny Hodapp Cleveland pick: 3B Corey Koskie Chicago (A) pick: P Case Patten Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Fred Sington Boston (A) pick: LF Johnny Briggs Washington pick: P Bernie Boland Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jake Miller St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Carney Lansford Pittsburgh pick: 1B Bill Buckner Cincinnati pick: LF Billy Geer St. Louis (A) pick: P Jim Britt Round 2 : New York (A) pick: CF Reid Nichols New York (N) pick: 1B Jim Devlin Brooklyn pick: C Peaches Graham Boston (N) pick: CF Charlie Jones Detroit pick: 3B Billy Sullivan Chicago (N) pick: RF Don Pavletich Cleveland pick: RF Rusty Kuntz Chicago (A) pick: 1B Ron Jackson Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Joe Gerhardt Boston (A) pick: RF Ray Coleman Washington pick: 1B Mike Kelley Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Ivan DeJesus St. Louis (N) pick: CF Dick Harley Pittsburgh pick: 3B Earl Robinson Cincinnati pick: SS Gene Mauch St. Louis (A) pick: CF Gibby Brack Round 3 : New York (A) pick: LF Cuckoo Christensen New York (N) pick: 2B Tim Shinnick Brooklyn pick: LF John Christensen Boston (N) pick: 3B Gene Alley Detroit pick: SS Mario Guerrero Chicago (N) pick: 3B Doc Casey Cleveland pick: 3B Dasher Troy Chicago (A) pick: 2B Jim Pankovits Philadelphia (N) pick: C Sammy White Boston (A) pick: SS Billy Hitchcock Washington pick: CF Dick Whitman Philadelphia (A) pick: P Zane Smith St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Jose Oliva Pittsburgh pick: CF Bill Sharp Cincinnati pick: RF Curt Ford St. Louis (A) pick: P Erv Brame Round 4 : New York (A) pick: P Ramon Hernandez New York (N) pick: P Oscar Zamora Brooklyn pick: C Mickey O'Neil Boston (N) pick: P Earl Moore Detroit pick: LF Bill Taylor Chicago (N) pick: P Bill Fischer Cleveland pick: C Mickey Grasso Chicago (A) pick: 1B Kerby Farrell Philadelphia (N) pick: P Marc Valdes Boston (A) pick: C Don Werner Washington pick: P Justin Speier Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jim Perry St. Louis (N) pick: C Dixie Parsons Pittsburgh pick: SS John Vukovich Cincinnati pick: P Don Hood St. Louis (A) pick: P Rick Camp __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

10-04-2007, 09:04 AM	#591
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	1931 End of Regular Season Well, it's interesting that the two CPU teams finished 1-2 in the NL. And for those who wonder - the teams are actually set as human controlled (so they don't get an "advantage" by being able to make changes mid-sim which the human GMs can't). I simply run the CPU manager on them before each sim. In league trends, the Yankees continue to hit, but still can't pitch despite drafting pitchers at the top of the draft every year. The Bombers lived up to their nickname again - hitting 123 bombs this season, a lot more than any other club in either league (Pittsburgh's 67 led the NL and the Browns & Tigers both had 80 to tie for 2nd in the AL). Yankee first baseman Albert Pujols had 28 HRs, just one behind Hack Wilson for the league lead. Frank Chance was the only NL player to hit more than 20 and led the league with 21. Pitching-wise, the league ERA was 4.74 in the AL but 4.12 in the NL. So does the National have better pitching? Yes... and no. Some of that effect is because the best hitters parks are in the AL (Baker Bowl notwithstanding). The Pirates had a 3.53 team ERA, best in either league, while the Yankees were at the bottom with a horrendous 5.71 mark. No team surrendered 100 homers, but the A's were really close (99). The Yankees' Don "Caveman" Robinson freaked out the sim (it can't handle more than 255 earned runs), allowing 262 earned runs and going 8-28. The sim's report of his stats: 8-28, 0.19 ERA (because the earned runs flipped back to 0 at 256). His actual ERA? 8.51 The final standings (it's Pirates vs Senators in the World Series): Code: American Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington 85 69 .552 - 90-64 -5 40-37 45-32 3-6 16-23 * W1 5-5 St. Louis (A) 84 70 .545 1.0 86-68 -2 42-35 42-35 4-6 25-22 - W6 9-1 Philadelphia (A) 83 71 .539 2.0 78-76 5 38-39 45-32 7-7 31-26 - W2 5-5 Boston (A) 80 74 .519 5.0 84-70 -4 35-42 45-32 5-9 21-23 - L2 8-2 Chicago (A) 79 75 .513 6.0 77-77 2 35-42 44-33 9-3 22-21 - L3 3-7 Detroit 77 77 .500 8.0 73-81 4 40-37 37-40 6-10 22-23 - L5 2-8 Cleveland 69 85 .448 16.0 68-86 1 34-43 35-42 6-4 22-21 - L1 4-6 New York (A) 59 95 .383 26.0 61-93 -2 31-46 28-49 9-4 22-22 - W2 4-6 National Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Pittsburgh 93 61 .604 - 99-55 -6 47-30 46-31 5-6 22-23 * W6 6-4 Boston (N) 86 68 .558 7.0 79-75 7 43-34 43-34 12-8 29-18 - L1 6-4 Cincinnati 82 72 .532 11.0 78-76 4 37-40 45-32 7-3 23-16 - W1 6-4 Chicago (N) 79 75 .513 14.0 73-81 6 42-35 37-40 11-7 32-23 - W1 4-6 St. Louis (N) 74 80 .481 19.0 79-75 -5 34-43 40-37 6-7 18-33 - W1 3-7 Brooklyn 72 82 .468 21.0 81-73 -9 29-48 43-34 8-16 21-33 - L1 5-5 New York (N) 66 88 .429 27.0 62-92 4 31-46 35-42 6-7 30-22 - L2 5-5 Philadelphia (N) 64 90 .416 29.0 64-90 0 32-45 32-45 7-8 20-27 - L1 5-5 __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

10-05-2007, 08:26 AM	#594
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	The Senators took down the Pirates in six to win the 1931 BaTTY World Series. The 1932 draft pool is an interesting bunch. It's hitter-heavy again, which won't help the Yankees (I'm not poking fun, I'd like to see the Bombers get some pitching and win some pennants). The top hitters include Darryl Strawberry and Nomar Garciaparra, but this draft is LOADED with hot corner prospects: Edgar Martinez, Robin Ventura, Denny Lyons and Bill Mueller. There's also a top offensive catcher in Darrell Porter and a handful of top-notch outfielders in addition to Straw: Luis "Gonzo" Gonzalez and Pepper Martin to name a couple. Pitching-wise it's a little thin. Bruce Sutter's in there and so is Jose Rijo. Hippo Vaughn and Lefty Williams (of Black Sox fame) complete the quartet of possible first-round quality arms. Past that it's a pretty bland group. The Yankees pick first - according to the sim, they're weak at 2B, SS, LF and SP. There are obviously a #1-worthy SS (Nomar) and OF (Straw), but will the nod go to Sutter or Rijo instead? The Phils are second - and with a need at 3B (incumbent Billy Nash hit .228 in 1931), Edgar Martinez is almost a no-brainer for them (he's 8-8-5-8-8 in talent so who cares if his glove is less than, um, stellar). The Giants, Tribe and Dodgers round out the first five picks. The cpu-controlled Braves & Bucs are 15 & 16 respectively. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

10-08-2007, 07:14 AM	#596
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	1932 Amateur Draft A surprise at the top as the Yankees selected LF Luis Gonzalez with the first-overall pick, taking the 4-star Gonzo instead of such 5-star prospects as Edgar Martinez, Darryl Strawberry or Denny Lyons. The latter trio were the next three to go, with Lyons to the Phils at #2, Edgar to the Giants (he's going to love hitting in the Polo Grounds!) at #3 and Darryl to the Tribe at #4. The first pitcher taken was Jose Rijo to the Dodgers at #5. The last "80" on the scouting scale to be chosen was Nomar Garciaparra who dropped all the way to #8 for the Cubs, a steal for them at that slot, although it's tough to argue with the selection of Bruce Sutter just ahead of him at #7 by the Tigers. The Yankees may have gotten the steal of the draft by getting Pepper Martin with their 2nd round pick. Pepper can play 3B or OF and should fit in nicely in the high-octane New York offense. They still need pitching though Darrell Porter, the best catcher in the crop slipped to #15, going to the Braves. 4.5 star catchers don't grow on trees, and Porter could be a huge pickup for Boston as they try to chase down their cpu-brethren, the 1931 NL Champion Pirates in 1932. Round 1: New York (A) pick: LF Luis Gonzalez Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Denny Lyons New York (N) pick: 3B Edgar Martinez Cleveland pick: RF Darryl Strawberry Brooklyn pick: P Jose Rijo St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Bill Mueller Detroit pick: P Bruce Sutter Chicago (N) pick: SS Nomar Garciaparra Chicago (A) pick: P De Wayne Buice Boston (A) pick: P Hippo Vaughn Cincinnati pick: 3B Robin Ventura Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams St. Louis (A) pick: 1B Ed Cartwright Washington pick: 1B Cecil Cooper Boston (N) pick: C Darrell Porter Pittsburgh pick: RF Ival Goodman Round 2 : New York (A) pick: RF Pepper Martin Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Joe Start New York (N) pick: 3B George Pinkney Cleveland pick: C Mike Fitzgerald Brooklyn pick: 2B Frank LaPorte St. Louis (N) pick: 2B Frank Catalanotto Detroit pick: LF Eric Byrnes Chicago (N) pick: C Bill Hallman Chicago (A) pick: C Kelly Stinnett Boston (A) pick: LF R.J. Reynolds Cincinnati pick: P Scott Erickson Philadelphia (A) pick: 3B Sammy Hale St. Louis (A) pick: 2B Fresco Thompson Washington pick: 3B Possum Whitted Boston (N) pick: SS Bud Harrelson Pittsburgh pick: 3B Chuck Dressen Round 3 : New York (A) pick: 2B Jerry Remy Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Mike Lamb New York (N) pick: CF Rasty Wright Cleveland pick: 1B Jack Bolling Brooklyn pick: RF Wes Schulmerich St. Louis (N) pick: SS Fred Manrique Detroit pick: RF Frank Doljack Chicago (N) pick: 3B Dale Berra Chicago (A) pick: RF Grover Gilmore Boston (A) pick: 2B Hack Simmons Cincinnati pick: P Jose Jimenez Philadelphia (A) pick: C Eddie Malone St. Louis (A) pick: SS Alex Grammas Washington pick: CF Charlie Gilbert Boston (N) pick: P Bill Dailey Pittsburgh pick: 2B Greg Pryor Round 4 : New York (A) pick: SS Frank Genins Philadelphia (N) pick: 2B Al Glossop New York (N) pick: C Bobby Ramos Cleveland pick: P Jack Russell Brooklyn pick: LF Jim Tyrone St. Louis (N) pick: SS Steve Kiefer Detroit pick: C Sam Agnew Chicago (N) pick: P Sam Jones Chicago (A) pick: 3B Jim Pyburn Boston (A) pick: P Alex Ferguson Cincinnati pick: P Ed Wells Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Junior Noboa St. Louis (A) pick: P Stan Baumgartner Washington pick: P Buck Freeman Boston (N) pick: P Bob Osborn Pittsburgh pick: P Ed Sprague __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era

10-02-2007, 08:24 AM	#584
JasonBonham Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 105	As uslly happens in the american league the last few seasons the Tigers start off hot , only 2 games back of Chicago and Washington. Leading Batty in BA is RF Big Sam Thompson hitting .418 , last season he finished with BA .356 and 26 HR's. Tied for the HR lead with Pujols is youngster LF Nanny Fernandez. We also have John Smoltz with 8 wins tied with Wickman, but cross our fingers as usally happens the Tigers pitching doesnt hold up late in the season.

10-03-2007, 05:56 AM	#586
AirForceOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 15	Of course look at where my Yankees are

10-03-2007, 09:06 AM	#587
JasonBonham Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 105	Tigers are in 1st !!!!! could this be in the 30 seasons of Batty the Tigers chance to visit the post season for the 2nd time? LOL

10-04-2007, 04:23 PM	#592
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Well - the Cubs improved to above .500 this season - but appear to have been done in by the worst fielding percentage in the majors at .966 and a league leading 218 errors. Chief offenders include Barney McCoskey at 1B - with 40 errors and a .976 average - to compare - the Cubs 2B Jack Glasscock had a .979 fielding % John Dobbs - learning Left field - had a .878 fielding % in limited time - next year we're going to let him play with a glove.

10-04-2007, 09:31 PM	#593
AirForceOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 15	Yea Yea make fun of the Yanks will you can. I will figure this out somehow...lol

10-05-2007, 10:09 AM	#595
cec2 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 48	Nothing I like better than stickin' it to the computer-run teams...

10-09-2007, 09:06 AM	#597
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	Do not adjust your monitors... the Yankees are indeed in first place after getting off to a fast start. With Gaylord Perry performing like an ace and the other starters not killing the team, perhaps this is the year for New York to make a run at its first pennant. The standings thru May 31: Code: American Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt. Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York (A) 24 16 .600 - 21-19 3 13-6 11-10 4-4 9-5 113 W1 8-2 St. Louis (A) 22 18 .550 2.0 23-17 -1 11-10 11-8 1-3 6-9 - W2 6-4 Boston (A) 21 19 .525 3.0 22-18 -1 9-10 12-9 2-1 6-5 - L2 3-7 Washington 20 20 .500 4.0 22-18 -2 6-12 14-8 2-2 5-8 - L2 6-4 Chicago (A) 19 21 .475 5.0 20-20 -1 11-10 8-11 1-0 6-2 - L2 4-6 Philadelphia (A) 19 21 .475 5.0 17-23 2 11-8 8-13 1-0 5-8 - W2 5-5 Detroit 18 22 .450 6.0 19-21 -1 8-12 10-10 0-1 4-6 - L1 3-7 Cleveland 17 23 .425 7.0 16-24 1 9-14 8-9 0-0 5-3 - W2 5-5 National Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt. Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brooklyn 30 10 .750 - 30-10 0 16-5 14-5 2-1 2-5 109 W4 7-3 Cincinnati 24 16 .600 6.0 23-17 1 13-9 11-7 4-0 7-3 - L1 7-3 Boston (N) 20 20 .500 10.0 17-23 3 10-10 10-10 1-1 3-4 - W4 6-4 Philadelphia (N) 19 21 .475 11.0 19-21 0 8-11 11-10 4-1 6-5 - W1 4-6 Pittsburgh 19 21 .475 11.0 21-19 -2 12-8 7-13 2-4 6-6 - W1 4-6 Chicago (N) 18 22 .450 12.0 19-21 -1 10-10 8-12 2-4 7-7 - L1 7-3 St. Louis (N) 17 23 .425 13.0 17-23 0 5-15 12-8 1-5 4-3 - L2 3-7 New York (N) 13 27 .325 17.0 14-26 -1 6-12 7-15 3-3 5-7 - L4 2-8 SOME NOTES: Mickey Mantle is starting - at long last - to show some real power. After an April that saw him hit just .250 with no homers, the Commerce Comet belted 10 in May, tying him with the Yankees' Albert Pujols for the AL lead, and is on pace for 39 for the season. The Athletics' centerfielder's career high is 28, and he hit only 15 last year. Robin Yount continues to perform at a very high level despite being 38 years of age. The Cardinals' stalwart is already the career leader in hits with 3370 (Mantle is the active player closest to him and he has 2510), runs (1712) and RBIs (1724). This season, Yount is hitting .378 and is on pace for another 200-hit, 100-run, 100-RBI season. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era Last edited by legendsport; 10-09-2007 at 09:10 AM. Reason: Fixed some typos

10-09-2007, 09:22 AM	#598
JasonBonham Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 105	No worries the Yankee's lack of pitching will catch up with them

10-09-2007, 04:00 PM	#599
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	With the fortunate pick of No-Mah with the 8th pick - the Cubs would like to put Vern Stephens on the block. A 3.5 star SS, and at 30 with several more good years in him - Vern can help you win now. A step up if you're using, say Cesar Cedeno, or John McGraw as your shortstop. If you want slightly younger - may I suggest 28-year old Willie Kamm - great batting eye and excellent OBP. Pitching, prospects and outfielders pique my interest.

10-09-2007, 04:04 PM	#600
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,164	White Sox are interested in adding a C. I have two good SS's myself, the young Granny Hamner or Lou Bierbauer. Any prospects can go. Good god, I need a pennant. __________________ Join The Dugout!